1925 Ohio State
4–3–1 (1–3–1 Western Conference), coached by John Wilce. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wooster 17–0Oct 31
By 17 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vsOhio Wesleyan | W 10–3 | 87% |
| Oct 10 | atChicago | T 3–3 | 27% |
| Oct 17 | vs Columbia | W 9–0 | 57% |
| Oct 24 | vs Iowa | L 0–15 | 41% |
| Oct 31 | vsWooster | W 17–0 | 87% |
| Nov 7 | vs Indiana | W 7–0 | 69% |
| Nov 14 | at Michigan | L 0–10 | 20% |
| Nov 21 | vs Illinois | L 9–14 | 40% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Illinois 14–9; 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 112th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 128 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1925.
- Record
- 4–3–1
- Conference
- 1–3–1 8th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 55–45
- Coach
- John Wilce
- Elo
- 1468 +3 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.2 No. 33 of 104 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Ten
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Ed HessOGAP-1; BE-1; BTW-1; JW; NB-1; UP-1; WE-1- Marty KarowRBBE-2; JW; WE-2
Second team
- Cookie CunninghamEAP-2
- John H. NicholsOTAP-2
- Alex W. KleinCBTW-2
From Wikipedia’s 1925 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1925 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
 Northwestern | 3–1 | 5–3 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| Iowa | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
| Illinois | 2–2 | 5–3 | |
| Chicago | 2–2–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Minnesota | 1–1–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Ohio State | 1–3–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Indiana | 0–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
 Purdue | 0–3–1 | 3–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.